Blackedge conger explained

The Blackedge conger (Bathycongrus retrotinctus, also known as the Randall's conger^[1]) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1901, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.^[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan to the Philippines, in the western Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 150–450 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 54 centimetres.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=23296&GenusName=Bathycongrus&SpeciesName=retrotinctus&StockCode=18513 Common names for Bathycongrus retrotinctus
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Bathycongrus-retrotinctus.html Bathycongrus retrotinctus
3. Jordan, D. S. and J. O. Snyder, 1901 (28 Aug.) [ref. 2508] A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1239): 837-890.